1 Samuel 29:6-11

6So Achish called David to come to him. He said, ‘As surely as the Lord lives, I know that I can trust you. I would like you to go with me to fight the battle. Since the first day that you came to me, I have never found anything wrong with you. But the other leaders do not trust you.

7So return to your home and have peace in your mind. Do not do anything that will make the other Philistine leaders angry.’

8David said to King Achish, ‘What have I done that is wrong? You say that you have found nothing wrong with me all the time that I have been with you. You are my master and king. So why should I not go with you to fight your enemies?’

9Achish replied, ‘I believe that you are as good as an angel from God. But the Philistine leaders have said, “David must not go with us to fight the battle.”

10So you must all get up early tomorrow morning. As soon as there is light at dawn, you must leave with the men who came with you.’

11So David and his men got up early in the morning. They returned along the road back to Ziklag. The Philistine army went to Jezreel.